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Americans Relax in Different
Ways
Some worry about jobs, others about
weight. |
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| SPORTS |
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Baseball Talks Down to Last
Metaphor
Negotiations in the bottom of the ninth
with two outs and the bases empty. |
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Baseball Fans Flocking to
Cricket
Fast-paced British game has made a lot of
American converts. |
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| ART |
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Elvis
Portrait Made From Toast
Sold for $3 Million
Highest price ever paid
for toast. |
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New York’s Whitney Museum
Receives Huge Gift of Abstract Art
Largest donation ever of "paintings that
look nothing like their subjects," says curator. |
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| FASHION |
1. Robert Mugabe,
Zimbabwe ("An oversized
bowling ball in
Sans-a-Belts.")
2. Hugo Chavez,
Venezuela ("His couturier
should face a firing
squad.")
3. Saddam
Hussein, Iraq
("It's time for a
wardrobe change.")
4. King Fahd,
Saudi Arabia ("I'm
convinced he's really Peter
Ustinov in a sack dress.")
5. Fidel Castro,
Cuba ("The Smith Brothers
dressed with more flair.")
6. George W.
Bush, United States
("Preppy at the rodeo, he
wears a Western belt buckle
inside the beltway, and argyle
socks under his boots - grounds
for a fashion recount.")
7. Queen Beatrix,
Netherlands ("Someone should
whisper in her ear to lose the
chandelier earrings.")
8. Vicente Fox,
Mexico ("I hope my
undertaker is more
colorful.")
9. Jacques
Chirac, France ("If
the maitre d' look ever
comes back, he'll
shine.")
10. Hamid Karzai,
Afghanistan ("A simple white
silk tie would do wonders. Right
now he looks like Ben Gazzara in
a cape.") |
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